Bifidobacterial diversity in human feces detected by genus-specific PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 504-513

  Satokari, R M ^a   Vaughan, E E ^a   Akkermans, A D L ^a   Saarela, M ^a   De Vos, W M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FECES; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035146181     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.2.504-513.2001     Document Type: Article

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